Who is Olive Green?

Olive Green was once a peaceful organization of environmental activists, but suppression by the growing Unigov drove it underground.  When passive demonstration alone couldn’t get the message out, a fringe sect of Olive Green took action by way of ecoterrorism to disrupt the sprawl of resource hungry corporations and cities and promote their cause.  The effectiveness of violent sabotage and a baleful, fatidic view of human society have slowly transformed Olive Green into militant cult.

Why the hell are they involved?

By the turn of the millennium, J.P. Montegomery foresaw overpopulation, desperation for resources, and the regained military egos of the major nations leading to a major war that could destroy the natural Earth more than any logging company.  He then established the Final Peace initiative, which imbued Olive Green toward the goal of collapsing man’s civilization before civilization destroyed itself and the Earth along with it.

The look:

It’s interesting how serious I am in the faction summaries then get really silly starting at “the look” section. And on that note, Olive Green is not bound to the whole tie-dyed and poncho look, this is 2012! They have a combined look of hikers, campers, and guerillas, so the drab green hiking vests and khaki pants really fit them.  Higher-ranking members will wear more militaristic trench coats and berets.  A common tying bond is a red scarf, or kerchief in some cases.  Buildings and vehicles will have a similar worn look, and are covered in moss, and other overgrowth.

The theme of Green gameplay:

Being part of no formal military, Olive Green members are usually indistinguishable from other civilians. Plus, the loose organizational structure of Olive Green makes them difficult to track.  These qualities are translated to the game by making stealth their main strength.  Most units are capable of stealth while their armies only have one or two units of the type.  Because of the damage scale in R2K12SOW, their ambush capabilities are even more lethal.  They do need this stealth ability because units are generally short-ranged and some require being right next to an enemy to do their work.

Buildings and Tech:

Not being too keen on constructing their own buildings, Olive Green prefers to outfit abandoned civilian ones to suit their needs (but I guess in the game I’ll have to make them magically appear out of the dust or something). Anyway, I haven’t gotten to deep into developing their building setup but the Action Center will be the main HQ while the Initiation Hostel recruits infantry.  The fluid structure of Olive Green also let’s you teleport buildings to other locations.  Also Olive Green’s resource system is different than the other factions’. Because even Olive Green members have their own drain on nature like other humans, each member will drain a small amount of req. and power while they are still alive. If these resources run out, units will start killing themselves until a positive flow is restored. So watch it! You can also building instant heavy cover anywhere.

Infantry:

The Activist is the basic assault unit and is was converted enemy units default to, until you make the researches to upgrade him to Free Radical and Eco-Warrior.  The Protester Crowd is practically useless to attack with but their large numbers can tie up an advancing army while your stealth units go to work. They also cause confusion because they are visually identical to the Armed Riot Crowd, which is a lot more dangerous.  The Heavy Spiker drives railroad spikes not just into trees anymore.  The Infiltrator is a non-offensive spy that defaults to invisibility. The Recruiter converts enemy units to Activists (or whatever) to fight for you.  Similarly, the Saboteur captures enemy vehicles (though they don’t come pristine). The Monkeywrencher firebombs enemy buildings. The Herbalist is the healer unit. J.P. Montegomery is the only hero.

Vehicles:

Since vehicles go against everything Olive Green stand for, they don’t make many.  The Minibus is the exception for some reason; it’s their favorite means of transportation. The Looted Bulldozer was once used to clear natural land for urban construction. Now it has turned against it’s master and is now used to tear down his buildings.  If you can find any vehicles to capture you can always go to the speedy but greeny Safari Dune Buggy.